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(No Model.) H I E. 'BARNARD.

. HALTER. No. 258,543. Patented May 30, 1882.

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ED'WARD BARNARD, OF ROME, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY G.MAXWELL, OF SAME PLACE.

HALTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,543, dated May 30,1882.

Application filed February 11, 1882. (No model To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD BARNARD, of Rome, in the county of Oneida andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHalters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it pertains to make'and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in halters, the object of thesame being to provide improved corner-pieces therefor, so as to enablethe head and nose portion of the halter to be made of one continuouspiece of material and secured in proper position without seam or rivet.

With these ends in view my invention consists in certain details inconstruction and coinbinations of parts, as will be more fullyexplained, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a halterprovided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a front and rear plan view ofthe right-hand corner-piece, showing the manner of securing thehalter-strap therein. Fig.3is a plan view of the left-hand corner-piece.

A represents the right-hand cast-metal corner-piece, provided with aseries of elongated slots, through which the strap B is passed, and bywhich it is secured in proper position and form. This piece is alsoprovided at its lower rear end with a loop, 0, formed integraltherewith, for the attachment of the chin-piece D. The series ofelongated slots above referred to consist of the vertical end slots, Eand F, the rib a in front of the slot F being bent or carried outward,as shown in the drawings, so as to enable the strap B to be passedthrough the said slot in a parallel line to the corner-piece, instead ofat a right angle thereto. This corner-piece is also provided with thetwo vertical parallel slots G and H, the latter being separated by theslightly-elevated rib b, which latter is provided with a biting-edge onits outer side or face, and the portion 0 also with a biting-edge on itsouter side or face. These biting-edges are adapted to engage with thestrap and prevent it from being forcibly withdrawn from the slots.

The head and nose pieces J K of my improved halter are made of a singlepiece of any suitable material, B, which latter is passed through thecorner-pieces in the following manner, starting with the corner-piece onthe righthand side: One end of the strap B is firstpassed behind the riba, through the slot F, over the face of the piece A, through the slot Eto the rear of the piece, and one corner thereof is carried through thediagonal slot M, and is retained therein by the biting-edge f on therear edge of the portion f and the biting-edge g on the front edge ofthe portion 9. The opposite end of the strap is then passed through theend slot F of theleft-hand corner-piece, which latter is moved along thestrap until j ustenough of the strap intervenes between the cornerpiecesto form the nose-piece K. The free end of the strap B is then passedthrough the slot E and forward on the inner face of the plate, andthrough the diagonal slot M, and through the horizontal slot G, fromwhich it issues in a position at right angles to that at which itentered. Enough of the strap is then selected for the head-piece, andthe free end thereof is then introduced from the front face oftheright-hand corner-piece, through the slot G, and carried under the ribb, and up through the slot H, where it is retained by the biting-edgesof the ribs 1) and 6. After the end just described has been secured inposition it is concealed under that portion of the strap which passesover the front face corner-piece between the slots E and F.

Theleft-hand corner-piece, A, is constructed in a similar manner to thepiece A, the only difference being that instead of using the two slots Gand H only one is used, and the bitingedges described for the piece Aare dispensed with. The two corner-pieces are connected together by thechin-piece D, which latter is provided with a buckle, R, for adjustingthe halter on the horses head, while the head-strap is also providedwith the throat-latch O,which latter can also be adjusted bya suitablebuckle.

In forming the halter, instead of commencin g by forming the nose-piecefirst, I can begin the construction thereof by starting in a reversedirection thereto and forming the headpiece, it making no difference, asthe parts can be put together equally as well one way as another.

A halter constructed as above described is simple in construction, ofsmall first cost, and possesses advantages over other halters in that itis adjustable in all directions, it requiring but a simple manipulationof the parts to lengthen or shorten the head and nose pieces asrequired.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a halter, corner-pieces provided with vertical end slots,horizontal slots, and an inclined slot, provided with a biting-edge tore tain the halter-strap, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. In a halter, a corner-piece provided with a vertical slot at eachend, an outer and an inner horizontal slot, the latter being providedwith a biting-edge, and a diagonal slot arranged between the saidvertical slots, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereofI have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD BARNARD.

Witnesses:

W. IV. PARRY, J AS. P. OLNEY.

